The People of the Abyss
by Jack London · December 1977
Popularity 56
Book of Jack London about life in the East End of London in 1902. He wrote the experiences of living in the East End for months, staying in workhouses or sleeping on the streets. The conditions he experienced and wrote would be the same as would have supported an estimated 500,000 poor in London at the time.
Poorhistory of LondonBritish historyPauvresPoor, england, londonSocial life and customsAgricultureHistorySocial conditionsLondon (england), social conditionsSlumsAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)